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Stafford knows it will take time to learn Bevell’s new system."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Detroit Lions NewsDetroit Lions NotesDetroit Lions AnalysisDetroit Lions TransactionsDetroit Lions Game RecapsDetroit Lions NewsDetroit Lions QuotesMatthew Stafford gives first impressions of Darrell Bevell’s offense: ‘It is way different’New White Travis Fulgham Jersey ,91commentsStafford knows it will take time to learn Bevell’s new system. EDTShareTweetShareShareMatthew Stafford gives first impressions of Darrell Bevell’s offense: ‘It is way different’Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY SportsMatthew Stafford has been working diligently this offseason away from the spotlight. Likely out of respect for keeping the privacy regarding the health situation of his wife Kelly, Stafford hasn’t addressed the media since returning to offseason workouts a few weeks ago.On Wednesday night, Stafford broke his silence by joining The Mitch Albom Show at the Taste of the Lions event. It’s a huge year for Stafford. After a disappointing 2018 season, he enters 2019 with a lot of pressure and a new system to learn. And Stafford made no bones about it, the system new offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell is bringing in is a big change for him and the entire offense. “It is way different,” Stafford admitted. “It is like learning a new language. It really is.”But Stafford is optimistic that the learning process is going well, partially due to Bevell’s teaching methods.“This is my fourth different coordinator and fourth different ‘language’ to learn, but it’s been good. I think guys are really diving in, and he does a good job of teaching it.”The question is how long it will take. Last year Danny Amendola Jersey , we saw the Lions’ defensive transition bleed well into the regular season. To say Detroit went through some growing pains in the first month or two of the season would be an understatement. And Stafford knows it’ll take some time for the offense, as well. “It takes a while. It takes reps. It’s not so much time,” Stafford said. Former Lions offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz suggested it takes halfway through the first season for the offense to get into “full efficiency”But Stafford doesn’t seem to agree. He told WJR that he doesn’t even think it will take games to get used to the system. Detroit’s intense practice style should get them ready by the regular season. “I think, obviously, you get a ton of work in practice, and, especially the way we practice here—it’s high intensity all the time, it’s game-like situations as much as we can possibly do it—and that really helps us.”The reps will officially begin next week as the Lions begin Phase 3 of the offseason with Organized Team Activities on Monday. ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — After a listless home loss this past weekend Trey Flowers Jersey , Detroit defensive lineman Ricky Jean Francois called out his team.“I just want everybody to lock back in. Lock in for these next 10 weeks, just lock in,” Jean Francois said after Sunday’s 28-14 loss to Seattle.“Leave everything else alone outside of this building. I know you love your family, but tell them you will see them in February. Just lock in and do your job, nothing else is important to us right now.”Time will tell whether Sunday’s loss becomes a galvanizing moment for the Lions, but the frustration was understandable.For three straight seasons, Detroit has won between seven and nine games, and its fans have experienced occasional optimism followed by quick letdowns.After losing to Seattle, the Lions are again in a tough spot — alone in last place in the NFC North Damon Harrison Jersey , heading into road games against Minnesota and Chicago.“I think all of our process every single week as we move through the season here, it has to improve,” said Matt Patricia, Detroit’s first-year coach.“Everything does. The season gets harder as you go on and the process has to get better each and every week. So, we have to make sure we’re doing that to the highest level.”The Lions lost their first two games of the season but showed an appropriate amount of urgency after that, scrambling back to the .500 mark. They appeared to have fixed their long-dormant running game, and the home game against the Seahawks looked like another opportunity to show progress.Instead, Detroit (3-4) allowed three touchdowns in the second quarter and never recovered.“We came out flat with no focus. We just weren’t ready to go again,” Jean Francois said. “That team came off that bus ready to go. They were ready to execute everything Ricky Jean Francois Jersey , they were ready to put their skills on display. We just came out there and weren’t focused at all against this team and that’s the weird part.”Running back Ameer Abdullah, who fumbled while returning a kickoff, shared similar sentiments afterward.“It’s a long season, sometimes you kind of hit a cruise control and you forget the little things you do every single day,” Abdullah said. “Like same foot, same shoulder, ball security, hold tight, stuff like that. But you have to continue to focus on that stuff as the season goes on.”Beyond the intangible notions of focus and intensity Christian Jones Jersey , the Lions were outperformed statistically as well. Seattle had a 176-34 edge in rushing — a step back for a Detroit team that ran for 248 yards in a win at Miami the previous weekend.The Lions fell behind 21-7 in the second quarter, and that probably played a role in the rushing disparity. Detroit finished the game with only 13 attempts on the ground.“I think we talked about it all week last week about how good they are in the run game. They do a good job of loading the box and just put themselves in some really good positions to make some plays,” Patricia said Monday.“We have to execute a little bit better and obviously just try to get some more positive plays in the run game going earlier in the game and be able to stay with it and control the game from that aspect of it.”Detroit also turned the ball over three times against Seattle, so the Lions have had eight turnovers in their losses to the Seahawks and Jets, but only two in their five other games.But two of Detroit’s turnovers Sunday came in the fourth quarter when the team was already facing a double-digit deficit. The game began to slip away long before then.“They out-executed us in all three phases last night and we did not execute up to par,” Patricia said. “I just have to do a better job coaching and we have to do a better job of playing.”